I made this Hello Kitty Cake for my daughter’s 3rd birthday, because I wanted to try fondant for the first time, and the design looked easy enough. I used a box mix and made two 9-inch round layers. I used store-bought frosting to ice the whole thing including between the layers, and refrigerated it overnight. … Read more
I used three boxes of cake mix for this treasure chest cake; one for lid, and one for each of the two layers on the bottom. (I used pans that were about 14×10.5 for each of the three layers.) I used a very thick chocolate buttercream icing. On the lid, I put a LOT of … Read more
When my daughter was turning 3, I knew she would LOVE a Toy Story cake. She loves all things Toy Story and also loves horses so I thought I would use Bullseye from Toy Story. Let me start by saying that while I am artistic, I am certainly NOT a very good cook and have … Read more
I made this Incredible Hulk cake for my husband’s birthday. Every year we do a birthday theme and this year it was the Incredible Hulk. The cake is two 9″ rounds and I used homemade buttercream fondant. I ended up sculpting the face from the fondant. I had a green fondant base and then added … Read more
I created this vessel by gluing 4 loaf shaped marble cakes (from the £1 shop) with Betty Crocker Chocolate frosting. I put 2 cakes side by side on a clean tray and stuck 2 further cakes side by side behind the first 2. I trimmed a rectangle from the back 2 cakes to place on … Read more
These are Jasmine’s cool animal cupcakes that she made all by herself today. Jasmine is 5 years old. The green one started off as a frog but then she changed her mind and turned it into a dragon instead. The monkey’s mouth and ears are made with Oreo biscuits. Her favorite is the pig because … Read more
This Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake was very simple to make and I am actually in the process of making another one for my nephew’s 4th birthday party. I used two sheet cakes for the grassy area of the clubhouse and a round bowl to make the clubhouse base. The head of the clubhouse was Styrofoam … Read more
I let my kids and nephews choose the theme for their birthday cakes and for his 7th birthday my nephew requested Pirates of the Caribbean. After looking at all the pirate cakes on this site I decided I was going to attempt a pirate ship cake, namely the Black Pearl. I started with an 11×14 … Read more
My son wanted a jungle cake for his 3rd birthday. The bottom tier is a 12×12 square, the second is a 8 inch round and the top is a 6 inch round. I crumb coated and then iced the cakes with green icing, and then stacked them (make sure you use straws or dowels for … Read more
Instead of making Ariel in the cake with the cake being her big ball gown, I decided to switch things up a bit and draw on her fins. For starters I used 2 cake mixes, followed the directions for mixing. Poured in a bundt cake pan (round pan with a hole in the middle), cooked … Read more
My son wanted a pirate party for his 5th birthday. Being adventurous I decided to bake and decorate a Ship Wrecked Cake myself rather than shop buy. I made two 10″ rectangular cakes, cooked them, let them cool then put them in the freezer overnight. In the morning I got them out, let them defrost … Read more
I made this Homemade Baby Lion Cake for a friend’s baby shower. I used vanilla sponge for the layers alternating with rice krispie treat layers. I used a 1″ PVC pipe as my center support, threaded into a floor flange that is bolted to the base. I used vanilla buttercream as the filling and the … Read more